Rutabaga (rut) is the name of the gene encoding calcium-sensitive dependent
adenylate cyclase
Adenylate cyclase (EC 4.6.1.1, also commonly known as adenyl cyclase and adenylyl cyclase, abbreviated AC) is an enzyme with systematic name ATP diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing; 3′,5′-cyclic-AMP-forming). It catalyzes the following reaction:
:A ...
in
fruit flies.
Rutabaga has been implicated in a number of functions, including learning and memory, behavior, and cell communication. Its human homolog is
ADCY1.
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External links
''Drosophila'' ''rutabaga'' - The Interactive Fly
Drosophila melanogaster genes